Our Lenten Journey with the Angels and the Saints – 18 March – The Feast of St Cyril of Jerusalem (315-387) Bishop of Jerusalem, Confessor Father & Doctor of the Church
“Blessed is the man who feareth the Lord,
he shall delight exceedingly in His commandments.”
Psalm 111:1
“Go, sell what you possess
and give to the poor
and you will have
treasure in Heaven.”
Matthew 19:21
Use Your Money for Good!
St Cyril of Jerusalem (315-387)
Father & Doctor of the Church
“Riches, gold and silver do not belong to the devil, as some think. For the whole world of riches belongs to the faithful man but not a penny to the faithless.
Now, nothing is more faithless than the devil,and God says plainly, by the Prophet, “The gold is mine and the silver is mine” (Haggai 2:8) and He gives it to whoever He wills. Simply use it well and there is nothing wrong with money. But whenever you have made bad use of it, you are unwilling to blame your own management, so you impiously throw the blame back at the Creator.
A man may even be justified by money.
“I was hungry and you gave Me to eat” that certainly was from money.
“I was naked and you clothed Me” that too was certainly from money.
Do you want to learn how money can become a door to the Kingdom of Heaven? “Go,” Jesus says, “sell what you possess and give to the poor and you will have treasure in Heaven” (Matthew 19:21).
Now, I have made these remarks because of those heretics who say that our possessions and our money and our bodies, are cursed. I do not want you to be a slave to money but neither do I want you to treat, as your enemies do, the good things, to be used for good which God has given you.”
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